DiCaprio and Goodall to President Obama: ‘Elephants Need Us’ #elephants

DiCaprio and Goodall to President Obama: ‘Elephants Need Us’ 0 Tweet by Natalia Galbetti April 29, 2014 Categories: Animals , Causes Tags: dave matthews , jane goodall , leonardo dicaprio , president obama . President Obama got a very public piece of mail today as Hollywood heavy weights, animal protection agencies and companies representing millions of people signed a letter published on The Washington Post on behalf of elephants. The open letter titled “Elephants Need Us” and signed by Leonardo DiCaprio , Jane Goodall and Dave Matthews , among many others, encourages the president to follow through with his ban of ivory sales in the United States so elephants will stop being poached overseas. “Along with 80% of the American people, the undersigned companies, conservation groups and concerned individuals strongly support ending commercial trade of elephant ivory in the U....